(Board Policy 440.1, 475.1; Universitywide Administrative Memorandum 445.1; Fayetteville Policies and Procedures 512.0)
If you are a full-time appointed employee, you, your spouse, and your dependent children are eligible for education benefits at reduced rates when you enroll in University courses. If you are employed by the University as of the final day of registration for any semester or session, you are eligible to enroll in courses offered that semester or session. You, your spouse, and your dependents must meet normal admission requirements in order to enroll. You may enroll in courses for credit, or as an auditor on a space-available basis. A tuition discount is also available at the other campuses of the University of Arkansas system.
You may take any combination of undergraduate and graduate semester credit hours, up to eleven credit hours, during the semester and up to three undergraduate or graduate semester credit hours during the summer on the Fayetteville campus at a 90% discount. If you were employed full-time and were enrolled in courses on the Fayetteville campus prior to July 1, 2005, you will be granted a scholarship for the difference between 10% of the cost of tuition and $5 per credit hour for courses on the Fayetteville campus.
You are eligible for a 70% discount for enrollment at other University system campuses. Law school, medical school, electronically-delivered courses (such as CIV, internet, web-based, or distance education), and correspondence courses are not included in this policy. Your spouse and dependent children may take up to 132 undergraduate semester credit hours at 50% of the regular registration fee, or 60% of the regular fee if they enroll at other University system campuses. Graduate school, law school, medical school, and correspondence courses are not included. Fees other than registration fees are not covered by this policy.
Spouses who have not remarried and dependent children of deceased employees who died while employed full-time by the University are also eligible for tuition discounts. Employees who are eligible for retiree benefits are eligible for waiver of enrollment fees on a space-available basis. The spouse and dependent children of retirees may receive tuition discounts with the review and approval of the Chancellor. Public employees assigned to the Fayetteville campus to administer or assist with a program, such as ROTC, are considered employees for tuition benefits purposes even though they are not employed or paid by the campus.
Your eligibility for enrollment at reduced rates must be verified by your immediate supervisor. Enrollment during regular working hours, including your lunch period and breaks, is limited to one course per semester, not to exceed five semester credit hours.
Released time, during working hours, for enrollment in classes is a privilege, not a right, and is not automatically permitted. Your supervisor must approve your request for released time, and when considering your request, may take into account factors such as your job performance, the applicability of the course work to your position, the benefit to you and the University, and your department's ability to maintain its necessary office hours and functions. Your department may require you to take annual leave for the hours you spend in class during your regular working hours.
Both you and your supervisor must sign the form requesting the tuition discount. You must complete the request form for yourself or your dependent (Employee Request for Registration Fee Discount or Fee Discount Form, Spouse/Dependent of Employee) and submit it at the time of registration. If the form is not processed before the payment deadline, you may be assessed a late fee. Request forms are available from and should be returned to the Treasurer's Office. Under certain conditions, the value of your reduced tuition may be considered taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service.